We all know that adding Closed Captioning (CC) to your Kaltura video media greatly improves accessibility for your audience. Then, adding a second Closed Captioning choice in another language would make accessibility even better, right? Following the SRT formatting (see the Alternate Approach at Kaltura – Closed Captioning Editor), you…
One advantage to uploading your videos to Kaltura instead of Google Drive is that Closed Captioning (CC) text is automatically created and applied. For the most part, Kaltura does a good job of recognizing your pronunciation and transcribing the words correctly. However, the transcription is never 100% accurate and may…
Overview Most of us use PDF files all the time without giving them too much thought. Everybody can open and view the content and it gives us a [mostly] consistent view regardless of device or software. That was Adobe’s mission when they created the pdf file format, according to their…
WFU Office365 has long let us use the online versions of the Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, etc). Recently Microsoft has announced a new feature that is available in the online version of Word: automatic transcription of audio
You’ve probably already heard that accessibility is an important consideration when creating digital content. Content which is created in an adaptable, accessible way is available to a larger audience without the need for special tools or processes to make it available to those with specific limitations or needs. As we…
Zoom has become part of the regular work day for many of us. “There are lots of cool things that Zoom can do, but they aren’t always obvious. Controlling them may not be so easy during meetings, where we’re trying to look at the screen and be engaged as if…
Images are an important part of most websites, but to make sure that the information conveyed through those images is not lost on those with low vision or blindness, it’s important to add “alt text” to them. This is basically a line of text which explains to users who can’t…
Did you know that when you upload a video to YouTube, closed captions are added for you automatically after a few minutes? The captions are surprisingly accurate. You can also go in and edit the captions, adding punctuation and capitalization or making other changes. Watch this short video (7 minutes) to…
